...shall you get some sense of the men (and latterly, women) they were...
Charleville Musket - Nicholas Meriwether of the Contiental Line during the Revolution..
Springfield Model 1835 (percussion conversion) - William Meriwether, 5th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, War with Mexico
Enfield "Three band" rifle, Stephen and William Meriwether (a different William), and Pappy Hays, my great-great grandfather - a member of the Orphan Brigade.
Springfield M1873 "Trapdoor" - Thomas Meriwether, USV, Cuba (his actual rifle)
US Model of 1898, "Krag" - Thomas Meriwether, USV, Philippines (again, his actual weapon).
US Model of 1917, the Auld Soldier's father, Daddy Jack, WWI.
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2014/05/by_their_tools.html
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May 26 2014, 12:56 PM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..